Here are Ukrainian words for colors & shapes to start with: чорний (chornyi, black), синій (synii, blue), зелений (zelenyi, green), помаранчевий (pomaranchevyi, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | чорнийchornyi | adj | A1 |
| blue | синійsynii | adj | A1 |
| green | зеленийzelenyi | adj | A1 |
| orange | помаранчевийpomaranchevyi | adj | A1 |
| purple | фіолетовийfioletovyi | adj | A1 |
| red | червонийchervonyi | adj | A1 |
| white | білийbilyi | adj | A1 |
| yellow | жовтийzhovtyi | adj | A1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | яскравийyaskravyi | adj | A1 |
| brown | коричневийkorychnevyi | adj | A1 |
| pink | рожевийrozhevyi | adj | A1 |
| colorful | барвистийbarvystyi | adj | A2 |
| amber | бурштиновийburshtynovyi | adj | B1 |
| crimson | малиновийmalynovyi | adj | B1 |
| emerald | смарагдовийsmarahdovyi | adj | B1 |
| ivory | слонова кісткаslonova kistka | adj | B1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | відтінокvidtinok | noun | A2 |
| tone | тонton | noun | A2 |
| pastel | пастельнийpastelnyi | adj | B2 |
| opaque | непрозорийneprozoryi | adj | C1 |
| pigment | пігментpihment | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | яскравийyaskravyi | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | хроматичнийkhromatychnyi | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | спектрspektr | noun | C2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | холодний колірkholodnyi kolir | noun | B1 |
| primary color | основний колірosnovnyi kolir | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | вторинний колірvtorynnyi kolir | noun | B1 |
| warm color | теплий колірteplyi kolir | noun | B1 |
| complementary | комплементарнийkomplementarnyi | adj | B2 |
| dye | барвникbarvnyk | noun | B2 |
| hue | колірний тонkolirnyi ton | noun | B2 |
| tint | розбілrozbil | noun | B2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | бронзовийbronzovyi | adj | B1 |
| indigo | індигоindyho | adj | B1 |
| lavender | лавандовийlavandovyi | adj | B1 |
| teal | синьо-зеленийsyno-zelenyi | adj | B1 |
| khaki | хакіkhaki | adj | B2 |
| olive | оливковийolyvkovyi | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | алийalyi | adj | B2 |
| tan | світло-коричневийsvitlo-korychnevyi | adj | B2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | діагональdiahonal | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | еліпсelips | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | шестикутникshestykutnyk | noun | B1 |
| octagon | восьмикутникvosmykutnyk | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | перпендикулярнийperpendykuliarnyi | adj | B1 |
| polygon | багатокутникbahatokutnyk | noun | B1 |
| prism | призмаpryzma | noun | B1 |
| sphere | куляkulia | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like чорний (chornyi, black), синій (synii, blue), зелений (zelenyi, green), помаранчевий (pomaranchevyi, orange). This page lists 48 Ukrainian words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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